Matinee Musical Club scrapbook, 1894-1905 (majority within 1894-1899)
1 volume
This volume contains manuscript and printed programs of concerts presented by the Matinee Musical Club of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between 1894 and 1905. Pages 1-137 are comprised primarily of manuscript concert programs dated December 7, 1894-April 4, [1899], written directly into the volume. Additional programs dated as late as 1905 are sporadically laid or pasted into the remaining pages. Most of the concerts had a theme based around a composer (or composers), musical form, or other criteria; at least one performance focused on works by female composers. Performers, usually women, are often listed alongside the names of the pieces performed. The volume's printed programs pertain to individual concerts and to concert seasons; the seasonal programs include lists of themes for upcoming shows and, occasionally, rules for club membership. Some manuscript lists of committee members are written directly into the volume.